In 1770, the British Parliament passed a law condemning lipstick, stating that “women found guilty of seducing men into matrimony by a cosmetic means could be tried for witchcraft.”
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US eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed. British eggs are illegal in US markets because they’re unwashed.
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In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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In 2015, Britain will ban smoking in cars carrying children.
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare hands. (The husband's lover, on the other hand, may be killed in any manner desired.)
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